# RETRACTION: The Effect of Preoperative Smoking and Smoke Cessation on Wound Healing and Infection in Post‐Surgery Subjects: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

This paper was retracted because it was accepted due to a compromised peer review process.

## Contribution

The paper has no valid contribution as it was retracted.

## Key findings

- The article was accepted based on a compromised peer review process.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

LiuD.
,
ZhuL.
, and
YangC.
, “The Effect of Preoperative Smoking and Smoke Cessation on Wound Healing and Infection in Post‐Surgery Subjects: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
19, no. 8 (2022): 2101–2106, 10.1111/iwj.13815.35451193
PMC9705191

The above article, published online on 22 April 2022, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.